Ādēt weather in October

In October, Ādēt sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 79 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ādēt's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ādēt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:23 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Ādēt is place in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ādēt reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Ādēt weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°143.411.48.2
Feb26° / 13°143.111.67.8
Mar27° / 14°417.811.97.0
Apr27° / 14°478.112.26.9
May25° / 14°12614.812.56.1
Jun23° / 13°28326.212.64.3
Jul20° / 12°4973112.63.3
Aug20° / 12°49230.912.43.3
Sep21° / 12°24825.212.14.4
Oct23° / 12°799.411.77.1
Nov23° / 11°315.511.58.0
Dec24° / 11°143.211.48.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ādēt gets around 79 mm of rain over 9.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2126
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3121

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17624
27723
37921
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68317
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31946

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:226:16
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411.96:226:14
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ādēt

In seasonPeak

None of Ādēt's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ādēt's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Ādēt?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Ādēt for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ādēt in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Ādēt sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ādēt in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ādēt peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Ādēt in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ādēt is worst in October — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorOct 2241 µg/m³Aug 927 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ādēt?

Ādēt sits at 11.3°N, 37.5°E, 2,203 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is T’īs Isat, 26 km away.

Topography around Ādēt

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ādēt.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ādēt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 2,213 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,326 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,818 m.

The land around Ādēt is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
1,326 m
80 km
2,818 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: T’īs Isat 26 km · Bahir Dar 38 km · Mer’āwī 38 km · Mot’a 47 km · Gurbetē 59 km · Finote Selam 67 km · Ādīs K’idamē 69 km · Injibara 69 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ādēt (11.2667°, 37.4833°, elevation 2,203 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).